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WorksheetsOf Mice and Men chapters 1-2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Where does the story take place?
New Jersey
Mexico
California
Oklahoma
What was Lennie keeping in his pocket?
a lucky rabbit's foot
a dead mouse
butterscotch candy
a can of beans
What did Lennie and George eat for dinner that first night?
beans
a Big Mac
fish they caught
ketchup
What happened to Lennie's Aunt Clara?
She moved
She decided she couldn't take care of Lennie anymore
She died
She lost her house
What did George tell Lennie to do if he ever got in trouble again?
Call his Aunt Clara
Run into town
Hide in the brush by the river
turn himself in
What are you able to infer about Lennie in the first chapter?
he is a very bright, articulate young man
he is childlike and idolizes George
he is a mean, cranky old man
He used to be wealthy but lost everything is the stock market crash
What does Lennie beg George to tell him over and over again?
The story of the day he was born
An old ghost story
About how they are going to get their own place and live off the "fatta of the land"
About how George met Lennie
What is Lennie's last name?
Bear
Big
Small
Milton
When the boss asked George why they left Weed, what did George tell him?
The job was done
They didn't like the boss
The work was too hard
They had gotten into trouble
The author characterize Curley as what type of person?
Sweet and kind
Generous and welcoming
Pugnacious and mean
intelligent and hard working
What did Slim do with four of the puppies his dog Lulu gave birth to?
Found them a home on another ranch.
Gave them to Curley's wife
Gave them to Carlson
Drowned them
What do we find out about the old swamper (Candy) based on Steinbeck's description of him?
He has a red beard
He is missing a hand
He used to be a jockey
He is a young man who just came to the ranch
Why does Curley's wife come into the bunk house?
She needs help up at the main house
She is looking for the puppies
She thinks she lost an earring there
She is looking for her husband, Curley
Is George really Lennie's cousin or did he lie?
He lied to the boss
They are brothers not cousins
George is Lennie's cousin
They are actually strangers
What really happened in Weed that forced George and Lennie to hide and look for new jobs in a different town?
George stole money from the boss
Lennie touched a woman's dress and she got the wrong idea
Lennie got into a fight
George could not handle the workload
